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11:20 AM

JEE Advanced results declared: Delhi boy Mridul Agarwal tops IIT entrance exam JEE-Advanced

Delhi boy Mridul Agarwal tops IIT entrance exam JEE-Advanced

11:03 AM

India’s cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 970 million: MoHFW

India’s cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 970.14 crores (97,14,38,553) as per provisional reports till 7 am today: Ministry of Health

10:21 AM

Dussehra 2021: Women in West Bengal's Birbhum participate in 'Sindoor Khela'

10:00 AM

Coronavirus update: India reports 16,862 new Covid cases

India reports 16,862 new Covid cases, 19,391 recoveries and 379 deaths in last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry.

 

Total cases: 3,40,37,592

Active cases: 2,03,678

Total recoveries: 3,33,82,100

Death toll: 4,51,814

9:10 AM

2 soldiers killed in Kashmir gunfight

Two Indian Army soldiers died Thursday night in a gunfight with terrorists in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. The junior commissioned officer (JCO) and a jawan succumbed to injuries they suffered in the Nar Khas forest in Mendhar sub-division, PTI reported quoting a spokesperson.

8:46 AM

China's central bank holds rates

China's central bank rolled over maturing medium-term loans on Friday and kept their interest rates unchanged, heightening speculation policymakers might need to ease monetary settings to support the economy amid risks from stagflation. The People's Bank of China said it has kept the rate on 500 billion yuan ($77.66 billion) worth of one-year medium-term lending facility (MLF) loans to some financial institutions steady at 2.95%, Reuters reported.

8:04 AM

India, US begin 15-day military exercise in Alaska

India and the US will hold a 15-day military exercise in Alaska from Friday to strengthen defence cooperation. As many as 350 personnel of an infantry battalion group of the Indian Army will take part in the 17th edition of "Yudh Abhyas" at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Alaska. “The exercise aims at enhancing understanding, cooperation and interoperability between two armies," said the Indian Army about the drill that ends October 29.

 

8:04 AM

India, US begin 15-day military exercise in Alaska

India and the US will hold a 15-day military exercise in Alaska from Friday to strengthen defence cooperation. As many as 350 personnel of an infantry battalion group of the Indian Army will take part in the 17th edition of "Yudh Abhyas" at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Alaska. “The exercise aims at enhancing understanding, cooperation and interoperability between two armies," said the Indian Army about the drill that ends October 29.

 

7:24 AM

Bill Clinton in 'good spirits' after hospitalisation: Spokesperson

Former US President Bill Clinton, 75, was admitted two days ago to an Irvine, California, hospital for treatment of a "non-covid infection," Reuters reported a spokesman as saying. "He is on the mend, in good spirits, and incredibly thankful to the doctors, nurses and staff providing him with excellent care," said the spokesperson for the politician.

 

6:55 AM

Modi to speak at launch of 7 new defence companies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak on Friday at an event to dedicate seven new state-owned defence companies to the nation, his office said. The Ordnance Factory Board has been split to form the new companies for self-reliance in the country's military preparedness, PTI reported.

6:09 AM

Fiscal consolidation can boost India's rating outlook: IMF's Gopinath

Business indicators for the third quarter of 2021 indicate economic recovery in India is picking up, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Economist Gita Gopinath told Business Standard in an interview. "A faster near-term rebound in demand could help improve the medium-term outlook (for the economy),” she said. More here

 

6:03 AM

Sitharaman meets Janet Yellen in Washington

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her American counterpart Janet Yellen met in Washington on Thursday, discussing illicit finance, money laundering and terrorism financing. The discussions were part of the eighth India-USA Economic and Financial Partnership, PTI reported.